The report, titled Climate Damage Caused by Russia’s War in Ukraine, follows on from a first interim assessment presented at the UN COP27 climate conference in November 2022.
Nearly 22 million metric tons of planet-heating pollution came from warfare, almost 20% of the total emissions attributable to the conflict, the report found.
“We probably will only be able to really get a more accurate estimate once the war is over,” de Klerk said.
“The biggest chunk of the emissions are still in the future reconstruction of Ukraine,” de Klerk said.
The report authors even calculated the extra planet-warming pollution created by airlines rerouting flights to avoid Russian and Ukrainian airspace.
Persons:
“, ” Lennard, Klerk, It’s, ” de Klerk, Leah Millis, de Klerk, James Appathurai, ”, Rachel Kyte
Organizations:
CNN, UN, Firefighters, Reuters, Aris Mssinis, Getty, Global, Fletcher School, Tufts University, “
Locations:
Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, Nemyshlianski, Kharkiv region, Russian, Avdiivka, Donetsk, AFP, Europe, Ukrainian